After trying to open the car doors and asking Galati to unlock them, officers shattered two of the van’s windows and pulled Galati out of the door while she kicked and resisted being placed in handcuffs. After they successfully handcuffed her, she was taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center where officers interviewed her, the report said.

Galati told police that she had bought $100 worth of crack in West Palm Beach, according to the police report. She also told police she had struck the car that morning while attempting to parallel park and drove away because she “freaked out.”

She told police she panicked while they were trying to arrest her because she wanted to talk to her sister who was babysitting one of her three children. Officers learned that she had given birth recently, said Kirk Blouin, director of public safety.

Galati was charged with misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia, hit and run with property damage, operating a vehicle with suspended license and resisting without violence as well as felony attempting to flee a marked police car. Galati was found guilty of possession of paraphernalia in 2009 and 2013, according to court records.

She was released from Palm Beach County jail Wednesday evening.

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